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Plant Care Mother-in-Law Tongue

Care of Mother-In-Law Tongue Plant
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If you like easy care house plants, the Mother-in-Law Tongue is the house plant for you. Known as Sansevieria or Snake Plant, this is a great plant for a medium to high light location and Mother-in-Law Tongue plant will do well with minimal care and attention. While this is an easy care plant, there really is no such things as indestructible or impossible to kill indoor plants! If that is what you want, you should buy an artificial house plant or flower!

With the different growth types and unusual and beautiful colorations, the Mother-in-Laws Tongue has something for everyone who enjoys indoor tropical plants. And they are easy care, too! As I said, keep them pot bound, don't over water and place them in adequate light and they should be relatively trouble free.

Mother-in-Law Tongue Plant Care
How to Water

Mother-in-Laws Tongue has rhizomes that store water, so stay more to the dry side with this plant. In low to medium light, allow potting media to dry down completely in between watering. In higher lighting, allow to dry down at least 3/4 of the pot depth. Please see pages on watering indoor plants and lighting for your plants best health.

It is often difficult to judge if a Mother-In-Laws Tongue needs to be watered so it is helpful to use a soil probe. This aids you in checking the soil at the bottom areas of the plant's root mass to check for moisture. A soil probe or moisture meter can be very useful in helping you avoid over or under watering of your indoor house plants. I use one often in my indoor plant care accounts.

While you may be able to keep a Mother-In-Law Tongue house plant that is in high-light slightly more moist, in low light this can cause problems. Always err on the side of less water with this indoor plant.

Also, be careful when you do water your Mother-in-Laws Tongue that you do not pour the water in the leaf rosette as it may cause them to rot. Water the soil only and use room temperature water.

Mother-in-Law Tongue Plant
Other Care Tips

Mother-in-Law Tongue is a durable plant and high light is best to keep this plant full, healthy and growing well. It will survive in lower light provided it is allowed to dry. Temperature should to be kept above 50°F. Mother in Law Tongue is not a good plant to put in an area that gets very cold temperatures.

Over time, when Mother-In-Law Tongue plant is grown in lower light, it will most likely begin to thin out. As leaves begin to die, cut them back to soil level. If they get so thin and tall that they begin to fall over, it is best to cut the leaves back to the soil level, also. Providing the best light possible will help keep your Mother-In-Law Tongue plant as full as possible.

There are a few things to watch for with Mother-in-Law Tongue. They are prone to scale and mealybugs and if you notice these pests they should be wiped off immediately with a cloth or cotton dipped in rubbing alcohol.

While it is usual to see Mother In Law Tongue plant at a height of about 2-3 feet tall, I have seen them grow to over 5 feet tall. This was a Mother-in-Laws Tongue plant potted in a 14" diameter grow pot in a very good light situation. It is unusual to see them that large indoors but it can happen with excellent lighting and care.

Mother-In-Law Tongue has upright growth and a shallow root system and is best kept somewhat pot bound. It has thick rhizomes that store water for a long time.

When the plant does become root bound you can remove it from the grow pot and divide the plant to make smaller individual plants. Make sure when you do divide your Mother-in-Laws Tongue, that you plant the smaller plants into pots that fit them. Remember, Mother-in-Laws Tongue is better pot bound. You can often place a cut leaf into moist sand or rooting media and get it to root and start a new plant that way. Have fun with your Mother-in-Laws Tongue.

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